Web Offset Press Operating

Author: Printing Industries of America Staff, Daniel G. Wilson

The essential guide for web press operators...

Designed to supplement press operating manuals and formal apprenticeship programs, the fifth edition of Web Offset Press Operating provides both novice and experienced press operators with valuable information to improve productivity and print quality. It combines theoretical and practical how-to information in a single, easy-to-read volume. A key text in Printing Industries of America's Web Offset Training Curriculum, this new edition has been reorganized into the following eleven sections that parallel the eleven tasks in the training program: • Orientation to the web offset press • Safety • Infeed system • Blanket and plate cylinders • Inking system • Dampening system • Dryer and chill rolls • Delivery system • Makeready • Press production • Preventive maintenance

About the Author: Daniel G. Wilson is an associate professor of printing and publishing technology at Penn State's Pennsylvania College of Technology, where he teaches a variety of graphic communications courses. He is the author of Printing Industries of America's Lithography Primer and an active contributor to Printing Industries of America's training curriculum programs.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Orientation to the Web Offset Press.....1

1. History of Lithography.....3
2. Terminology and Principles.....17

Section II: Safety.....35

3. Pressroom Safety.....37

Section III: The Infeed System.....57

4. Infeed System Principles.....59
5. Paper.....79
6. Controlling Paper Waste.....97
7. Controlling Web Tension.....105
8. Web Control.....115

Section IV: The Blanket and Plate Cylinders.....127

9. Blanket and Plate Cylinder Principles.....129
10. Lithographic Plates.....141
11. Blankets.....157
12. Packing and Printing Pressures.....169

Section V: The Inking System.....177

13. Inking System Principles.....179
14. Ink.....209

Section VI: The Dampening System.....221

15. Dampening.....223

Section VII: Dryer and Chill Rolls.....247

16. Dryer and Chill Rolls.....249

Section VIII: The Delivery System.....267

17. Functions of the Delivery System.....269
18. In-Line Finishing.....293

Section IX: Makeready.....305

19. Makeready Procedures.....307
20. Understanding Quality Control.....333

Section X: Press Production.....349

21. Control of Color and Register.....351

Section XI: Preventive Maintenance.....363

22. Maintenance and Mechanics.....365

Glossary.....419
Index.....435